Last of three loose bison rounded up in Maine. Donovan said they talked to 1100 persons and showed them photographs of possible suspects. He said he and another inspector couldnt get out to Altamont that evening because they couldnt penetrate the disorderly human anthill that surrounded the event. On Saturday December 6, 1969, a free concert was held at Californias Altamont Speedway. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. I had to help one chick to the back with a cut foot. Really, the difference between the open air show we held here in Hyde Park and the one there is amazing. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. He died on March 29, 1985 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. I built it myself. SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 12, 1971 Attorney Mel Belli announced he had filed suit in Superior Court against the guys who released Gimme Shelter, a movie that achieved notoriety by showing a member of Hells Angels with a knife and stabbing at or into a black teenager at Altamont. But wasnt it a little too late to corner those scores of persons who saw the knifing, and a dozen who were close enough to the dying man to see the knife, or knives, pulled out of the black young flesh? Everybodys having a good, good time. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. For one thing, the motorcycle was laying on its side May be we had to have a little talk with the guy that knocked it down.. And there was gleaming Meredith Hunter in his lovely green suit, so photogenically high on a speaker box, so close to the stage. Later, a fan was stabbed to death by a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club 8 Dec 1969. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. The man he pointed to looked very different from the one who had ridden his Harley Davidson down to Altamont that day. Charged with murder, Passar. Dont ask me to police nothing. Statute book says Im out in November. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. He asked Bryant, Were you under the influence of any drug or narcotic when you shot that film?. (Maybe you can beat on a cop and get away with it, but dont beat on no Hells Angel. Aint nobody gonna kick my motorcycle. I think it illustrates the difference between the two countries. The defense strategy also worked the racial theme. Since he was so scared of Hunter, and his avowed purpose was to get the gun, did he use the knife on Hunter to get the gun? He was released from prison in 1984, and the following year Passaro was found dead wearing a suit and floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket. Scientists believe they've found untapped helium reserves, Extra food support ends for millions of low-income U.S. taxpayers, Man arrested after explosive device found in his luggage at Pennsylvania airport. Sure, the Angels tie into the rock culture as far as the music goes. He disappeared. It was another hard-to-get item. He told how he saw Hunter standing on a box and blocking the view (theyre getting so pushy). He was found dead floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket in 1985. I dont know shit about Belli.), Editors picks And there in the room, six feet from the jury, was John Burke, the meticulous deputy D.A., with a pleasant, almost childlike smile, who certainly doesnt look as though he would want to have a man gassed to death. But there were about 10 or 20 who were completely out of their minds trying to drive their motorcycles through the middle of the crowds. Alan David Passaro Birth 6 Jul 1948 - Sharon Merce, Pennsylvania Death 04/07/1985 - Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, California, USA Mother Anna Meyer Shapona Father Alvaro Passaro Quick access Family tree New search Alan David Passaro family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Alvaro Passaro 1901 - 1980 Anna Meyer Shapona 1902 - 1994 The D.A. Yes I have a dark side, doesnt everyone? When he rushed the stage and pulled out a huge black gun, the rest of what went down happened pretty fast. Burks Burke Burks Burke Burks Burke. Passaro was arrested and charged but he claimed self-defense and he was later accquitted. All I know is that Hunter was up on the stage, got knocked off; a gun was flashed and fired. Then he was stabbed. OK, he says sheepishly, straight to camera, we cut.. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. I read a lot in here, he said. The Hells Angels biker gang had been hired by the Rolling Stones to work security at the concert. We moved them people to save that bike. Name: Alan David Passaro. They helped us with money for the lawyer. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 1980) Dec. 13, 1980. Failed to report flower. [1] Charged with murder, Passaro was tried in a court of law in January 1971. The body of Alan D. Passaro, 36, of nearby Morgan Hill, was found by two boaters Sunday in Anderson Reservoir, about 75 miles south of San Francisco. After 5 1/2 hours of deliberation, nine of the jurors wanted acquittal and three held out for some kind of guilty verdict it could have been first-degree murder, second-degree, or manslaughter. The story goes that the Angles were hired by headline act The Grateful Dead for security. The judge ruled that the death penalty remained an option. Please whitelist in order to read our content as well as support our work. Search above to list available cemeteries. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Weve updated the security on the site. Jagger comes sweeping in, surveys the unruly scene. Live. But Hunter had also been badly beaten about the body and head. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Seal pup returned to water after crossing busy New Jersey road. Belli said he had filed the suit on behalf of Passaro and expected to win a substantial amount in damages for using Passaro as a movie star without his consent. All of a sudden, someone down in front, where this one bike, right directly in front, was, is yelling. They jury agreed with the defence that hed acted in self-defence. All Rights reserved. I know some of them hit people. . And they knew him from his movie role. (Fuck, Im going to do a year just for my tattoo. He glanced at the blue, yellow and red rondel on his left forearm: the grinning skull with a heart-shaped eye, under a winged helmet. They took me to lunch and made sure I ate.. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. Patrick Peyton of County Mayo, Eire, appeared before 250,000 persons in the Polo Grounds of Golden Gate Park, telling them: The family that prays together stays together. The lovable, round-faced priest also reported on praying victories over communist infiltrators in South America. Weve got ten minutes. He pulls some hippie chick aside and imperiously directs the cameraman (probably Albert Maysles) to go Tighter tighter tighter tighter tighter tighter on her face, adorned with a groovy beaded headband and massive square shades. I read Fromm, Understanding of Dreams. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street - an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar - Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. How could one Hells Angel be held more accountable than Mick Jagger, for his incitement to Satanism: than Sam Cutler, for his nativete in assigning police powers to the Angels; to Sheriff Madigan for letting these bike-fetishists take over his duties? Is it a coincidence that Alan Passaro, as he heard the verdict read and yelled YEOWWWW! His father likes him and, Celeste said, promised to deed to him a hotel he owns in Italy if the jury got him off the murder rap. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Passaro testified that he had stabbed at Hunter, but said he wasnt sure if his six-inch knife blade had penetrated the Berkeley youths body. I made the frame. He testified he might even be as tall as 5 10, but at Soledad he was measured as 5 6. But had he been drinking? I didnt go there to police nothing. The police listed five stab wounds on Hunters back of the body, nine on the head, and two on the neck. As soon as Burke got through with this reluctant witness, George Walker zoomed in to develop one of his favorite themes: That everybody around the Altamont stage had been so stoned nobody would know who was stabbing whom. Walker stood up and asked him why he had taken off the windbreaker jacket hed been wearing. And everything was cool. Mick Jagger Mick Jagger sings at the Altamont Rock Festival at Livermore, Calif. on while Hells Angels cross stage during melee to help fellow motorcyclists. Passaro, who had a history of crime, was found dead in 1985 with $10,000 in his pockets. I mean, maybe the Stones are all right, but they used us. Alan Passaro died in 1985 after drowning in the Anderson Reservoir in Santa Clara County His death was labeled suspicious, but has gone unprosecuted In 2008, . It is interesting, therefore, to reflect on a statement made in a corridor of the courthouse by one of the defense witnesses, Richard Roy Carter, a used-car-lot operator who leased the Altamont racetrack. About the indeterminate sentence. The Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end who tried the case. He made himself comfortable in the witness chair, letting his well-muscled legs fall wide apart. Nobodyd back up. A number of prospective black jurors were excused by Judge Hayes because they admitted they could be prejudiced in favor of the gas chamber. And I aint no peace freak not by no sense of that word peace. Somebody get my face and Ill get theirs. Meredith was killed as the Stones played, the horror recorded onGimme Shelter, David and Albert Maysless documentary. Alan David Passaro, Defendant-appellant, 624 F.2d 938 (9th Cir. The judge ruled that the death penalty remained an option. Other witnesses testified that Hunter had harassed members of the Angels who had been hired to guard the stage and had allegedly drawn a gun after being shoved around by several Angels. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. Only after I had seen the film, the witness said, was I aware of the nature of the happenings. With Dave Maysles at his side, he had been on a quest for color, swinging his lens around to pick up, now Mick Jagger, now and then a naked man, or the hips or breasts or big-eyed glory of a stoned girl, or the very colorful Angels as they stood so intransigently planted on the edges of the stage, their Deaths Head jackets to camera. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. From the witness chair he had to face, in the audience, two or three Angels (out of uniform) who stared at him with considerable interest. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He was released from prison in 1984, and the following year Passaro was found dead wearing a suit and floating in the Anderson Reservoir with $10,000 in his pocket. It seems that Cox had said quite a few things to Burks that didnt fit into the scenario made by his courtroom testimony. A CIA contractor is on trial for assault after a military detainee died in U.S. custody in Afghanistan. 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